A Simple Story of Tickets, Ingenuity and--Frustration

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED
November 21, 1946

Mr. Average Fan's quest for extra tickets to the Harvard-Yale game Saturday, which has ranged from offers of dance tickets to free rides in a helicopter, reached unparalleled heights yesterday at the secret, sacred practice session of the Varsity football team.

As the Crimson squad emerged from the fenced-in Soldiers Field practice gridiron, an unidentified citizen approached Coach Dick Harlow, immersed in the problem of stopping a strong Yale football team, with a request for two of the precious pasteboards.

With a wan, understanding smile, the head coach said he was sorry, and wished he had some extras himself. The man nodded sadly, turned, and walked dejectedly in the direction of the Charles River.